@article{fdi:010044234, title = {{L}a quinoa en {B}olivie : une culture ancestrale devenue culture de rente "bio-{\'e}quitable" = {Q}uinoa in {B}olivia : an ancestral crop changed to a cash crop with "organic fair-trade" labeling}, author = {{D}el {C}astillo, {C}armen and {M}ahy, {G}. and {W}inkel, {T}hierry}, editor = {}, language = {{FRE}}, abstract = {{T}his paper presents a review of the litterature on the physiology and diversity of quinoa ({C}henopodium quinoa {W}illd.). {S}ince about 15 years, this {A}ndean crop experiences a great commercial success in the organic and fair-trade food networks. {S}elected and cultivated for thousands of years in the {A}ndean highlands, quinoa shows a remarkable tolerance to environmental stresses, particularly to drought and cold. {T}he present knowledges on quinoa physiology, though fragmentary, show a high cold resistance of the plants, and the capacity to recover high photosynthetic activity after drought. {U}nder field conditions, the genetic diversity in local landraces and the crop practices also contribute notably to the adaptation of quinoa to climatic hazards.}, keywords = {{A}grobiodiversity ; {B}olivia ; {C}henopodium quinoa ; drought resistance ; frost resistance ; genetic resources}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{B}iotechnologie {A}gronomie {S}oci{\'e}t{\'e} et {E}nvironnement}, volume = {12}, numero = {4}, pages = {421--435}, ISSN = {1370-6233}, year = {2008}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044234}, }